Piece originally published in The Independent. Students are the masters of procrastination. There’s always something more interesting than work. As a deadline nears, vacuuming the house and cleaning the windows suddenly begin to appeal. They can be an ergophobic bunch, but there is one force that compels even expert procrastinators to work: The Fear....
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Why shouldn’t medics and engineers pay higher fees?
According to Lord Browne’s report into tuition fees a degree is now worth ‘just’ £2,500 a year to ‘graduates’. This equates to £100,000 over a lifetime, after tax. This figure, however, doesn’t include student debt. So, is university worth it, from a purely financial point of view when student debt is included?
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OMG: Why a status like this could get you sacked, LOL
Facebook is everywhere. The social networking website recently passed the 300 million users mark, giving Facebook a population larger than any country, baring the USA, India and China. In the UK, nearly one in three have a profile. Due to its popularity, Facebook has become a ubiquitous part of everyday life. Similar sites, such...
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Teacher charged with attempted murder
A science teacher has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking a 14 year-old boy with a 2kg weight. Mr Peter Harvey, who taught at All Saints Roman Catholic School in Mansfield, had recently returned from sick leave after having a stress related stroke. It is alleged that Mr Harvey attacked Jack Waterhouse...
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Streeting gives NUS the right idea
I’m beginning to grow quite fond of the NUS president Wes Streeting. Generally, I can’t abide student politicians (I can’t abide normal politicians either), but Wes strikes me as a relatively sensible bloke, with a pragmatic approach to NUS policy. I saw him speak at a Future of Higher Education debate in Sheffield and...
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How good is the Good University Guide?
Was it good for you? The Times have published the holy grail of university rankings. Not for them the hilarious inaccuracy of the Guardian’s league tables – such as ranking Bangor fifth for Maths, despite it not having a maths department – the Good University Guide is generally regarded as the most trustworthy and...
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The trials of Tom Daley explain what’s wrong with state education
Do you remember Tom Daley? The little chap who was very good at falling with style from a very high platform into a deep pool of water at the Olympics? Apparently, as soon as he returned to his state secondary school he had the crap bullied out of him. Thus, after someone threatened (quite...
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Student Debt: The Facts You Need To Know
Student debt. Two words that set the pulses racing, students screeching and politicians cowering. Every year university seems to get more expensive – mainly because it does. Tuition fees creep up, as the cap is subtly raised to account for inflation. Student accommodation becomes swankier and thus pricier. When you graduate you will almost...
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Secondary Schools* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
A teacher who filmed her pupils in a secret documentary about the standards in state schools was yesterday suspended for a year by a General Teaching Panel.
The documentary itself (viewable here) was an expose of mismanagement and bad behaviour in failing (and 'successful') schools. For six months Alex Dolan filmed herself teaching and talking...
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